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What stands out at Austria Auction Company’s September auction?
Austria Auction Company’s September sale offers Turkmen carpets, tiger rugs, Anatolian prayer rugs and kilims, with highlights from the Hans Sienkneckt estate among its 215 lots
Rugs from James D. Burns’s collection headline Bonhams Skinner’s antique carpets sale
Of the 340 lots on offer, 259 are carpets, including 33 from the esteemed collection of stalwart rug collector James D. Burns.
Ben Evans · 6 min
Orient Stars Lands in Doha
Since the beginning of October 2021, when the outcome of Rippon Boswell’s ‘Orient Stars 2’ sale of 98 early, art historically significant rugs consigned by the Kirchheim family was settled by a winning pre-sale offer for the entire collection, the identity of the…
Sasha Alexander · 2 min
London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair 2022
After the 2021 online-only event, the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA) is back in person next year at the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in London's Battersea Park from 25-30 January 2022.
'As Precious as Gold, Carpets from the Islamic World', Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH, USA
On loan from the Saint Louis Art Museum, 'As Precious as Gold, Carpets from the Islamic World' features 32 carpets and one tent dating from the 15th century to the 19th century and is considered one of the most significant in the world.
